25 May 2015 - Africa Day is celebrated in Australia by Kenyan Australia Awardees. Read more here.

20 May 2015 - The Australian High Commission is pleased to announce that HE John M. Feakes has presented the Letters of Credence to HE Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, accrediting him as High Commissioner for Australia to the Republic of Uganda.

12 May 2015 - Australia supporting Ugandan youth. Read more about it here.

Australia Awards - Semester One Reintegration workshops. Read more about them here.

30 April 2015 - The Australian High Commission is pleased to announce that HE John M. Feakes has presented the Letters of Credence to HE Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, accrediting him as High Commissioner for Australia to the United Republic of Tanzania.

25 April 2015 - The Australian High Commission participated in Anzac Day Dawn Services held in Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam. Pictures from these events can be seen by clicking on the city names above.

22 April 2015 - The Australian High Commission would like to announce that HE John M. Feakes has presented the Letters of Credence to HE The Hon Uhuru Kenyatta CGH, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces, accrediting him as High Commissioner for Australia to the Republic of Kenya. His speech can be found here.

Australian High Commission staff visited Lodwar in north western Kenya to see World Food Program projects. They also visited the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Both are supported by Australia. Read the full story here.

In the lead up to the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign on 25th April 2015, the Australian High Commission has produced a photo exhibition on 'The First World War in East Africa'. We have now placed this onto our website and it will also be displayed in a number of locations during the First World War commemorations.

Announcements

As a result of the visit of President Obama and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (24-26 July) we are expecting significant transport disruptions in Nairobi. This may mean that services available at the Australian High Commission could be impacted, especially on Friday 24th July. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. Our full travel advice can be found at:http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Kenya . For Australians needing consular assistance, please contact the 24 hour Consular Emergency Centre on +61-2-6261-3305 from outside Australia, or 1300-555-135 within Australia (local call cost), or SMS +61-421-269-080.

From 1 July 2015 all passport applications must be lodged in person at the Australian High Commission Nairobi or an Australian Consulate (Dar-es-Salaam or Kampala). Applications sent by courier or post will not be accepted. From 1 July 2015 all passport applications lodged outside of Australia will incur an additional processing fee of AUD100 (adults) or AUD50 (children).

Information for Travellers to Australia

For information on visa and migration services provided by the Australian High Commission in Kenya, see Visas and Migration.Entry into the Australian High Commission for visa, immigration and citizenship matters is by appointment only. To make an appointment, you must call or email the Immigration Section.